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Monday, October 4, 2010

Road to the Polls

Rick Snyder

Virg Bernero

By Jake Moerdyke

By Jake Moerdyke

GVL Intern

Rick Snyder is this election year’s republican nominee for governor. In 1977 he earned a bachelor’s of general studies followed in 1979, by a Master’s of Business Administration. Finally, he earned his Juris Doctorate in 1982. All of his degrees came from the University of Michigan.

After graduating, Snyder went to work for PricewaterhouseCoopers, an international auditing and professional services firm. There he was named a partner of the firm in 1989. In 1991, he went to work for Gateway Computers.

While he was there he became the president and Chief Operating officer of the company. Snyder held that position until he left in 1997.

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By Garrett Pelican GVL Staff Writer

he campaign trail for the Michigan gubernatorial election is heating up as November draws closer, but the latest poll indicated that Republican candidate Rick Snyder holds a double-digit lead over his Democrat counterpart Virg Bernero.

In a recent release by Rasmussen Reports, an independent polling organization, a Michigan telephone survey of 500 likely voters on Sept.

20 showed 51 percent of those polled pledged their support for Snyder, 38 percent favored Bernero, 2 percent preferred other candidates and a remaining 9 percent were undecided.

Snyder, a former Gateway executive and venture capitalist of Ann Arbor, attributed his success in the race thus far to a clean fighting mentality.

“The campaign is going well because we’ve stayed positive and spent all our time out on the campaign trail talking about creating jobs,” he said. “The other stuff, the negative attacks – that’s a distraction. We’ve had too much of that kind of fighting lately and that’s something I intend to change.”

The current mayor of Lansing, Bernero has not minced words in criticism of his opponent.

Following reports that California filed a $1,265 tax lien against Snyder’s Avalon Ventures LLC of Ann Arbor

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GVL Intern

Virg Bernero is the democratic candidate for governor of Michigan. He graduated with a bachelor of arts in political science from Adrian College in 1986.

After obtaining his degree, Bernero became a legislative analyst for House speakers Lewis Dodak and Gary Owen.

He became the commissioner of Ingham County in 1991 and held that office until 1999.

In 2000, Bernero began to climb the

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Congress sees first open seat in 17 years Hoekstra, Huizenga compete to represent 2nd district

By Samantha Butcher and Eric Higgins GVL Staff

The state’s second Congressional District, which includes Kent and Ottawa counties, has an open seat for the first time since 1993. Pete Hoekstra, R-Holland, had been West Michigan’s representative in Congress for 17 years before retiring this year to pursue the state governorship.

Now, Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, and Fred Johnson, D-Holland, are vying for the spot in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Huizenga has served for the Michigan House of Representatives and is also a small-business owner and former director of public policy for Hoekstra. His primary issue is job creation and economic recovery.

Huizenga also said he wants to reform social security, seal the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out illegal immigrants, repeal Obama’s health care reform and protect Second Amendment rights.

“It’s time to stop spending, create a suitable atmosphere where businesses can flourish and jobs can be created, and as always, protect the sanctity of life,” Huizenga said on his website.

As for Johnson, this year will be his second attempt at securing the district seat. The former Marine and Hope College professor also ran in 2008 against Hoekstra, who won 64 percent of the vote.

Johnson has a short-term, mediumterm and long-term plan to create jobs and strengthen Michigan’s economic security by fixing the housing crisis and closing Michigan’s budget deficit.

He supports immigration reform that implements a “fair, responsible system to deal with the undocumented workers in our country,” as well as increased funding for border patrol.

Johnson also supports a gradual withdrawal of the troops from Iraq by 2011.

While no polls are available for the district, the Cook Political Report classified the Second District as “solidly Republican.” sbutcher@lanthorn.com

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Fred L. Johnson

*Lead on job creation: Short-, medium- and long-term approaches to job creation in order to heal the damage caused by the Bush recession.

*Strengthen economic security: Johnson supports the implementation of strong regulations for drilling.

He also advocates working to move the United States from its dependence on fossil fuels to clean energy and a clean energy grid and economy. Johnson supports national energy reform legislation. * Plan for deficit reduction: Johnson’s plan includes four points to reduce the deficit. The first point is to enact a 10 year plan to eliminate the deficit. The second point is across-the-board cuts. The third point is a tax reform and the final point is no immediate “meat ax” approach.

Bill Huizenga

*Immigration: Huizenga wants a method to enforce laws and document the movement of temporary workers across the border. Huizenga also believes the U.S. should secure the borders against further immigration.

*Parental rights and education: Huizenga is a proponent of a Parental Rights Amendment that would allow parents the freedom to educate their own children without problems from the state arising.

*Asian carp and invasive species: Huizenga believes that ecological separation is the only way to deal with the Asian Carp problem. To do that, he believes that canals should be closed and alternate shipping methods must be created.

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The races continue Attorney General

By Anya Zentmeyer & Jake Moerdyke GVL Staff

The Office of the Attorney general is in charge of prosecuting the laws of the state of Michigan; the title of Attorney General is a four-year term with a twoterm limit that has barred the current Attorney General, R-Mike Cox, from running for a third consecutive term.

This year’s Republican candidate for Attorney General is attorney and former justice of the Michigan Fourth District of Court Appeals Bill Schuette.

A native of Midland, Mich., Schuette has served on the House Budget Committee, House Agriculture Committee and House Select Committee on Aging. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1976 with a bachelor’s degree in foreign services before studying at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. In 1979 he received his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Fransisco School of Law. Between 1987 and 1989, Schuette sponsored 11 bills – none of which were successfully enacted.

After his election to the Michigan Fourth District of Court Appeals in 2002, he remained there until 2009 when he let his term expire in order to establish candidacy

for state attorney general.

The main issue that he is focusing on in his campaign is the emptying of jails and putting fewer police officers on the streets.

David Leyton is the Democratic party nominee for Michigan Attorney General. Leyton passed the Michigan bar exam in 1984 and created a private law firm that defended victims across Michigan. During that practice Leyton became very involved in his community.

He served for 12 years on the Flint Township Board of Trustees.

Leyton is also involved in the Genesee County Bar Association. he runs under the campaign slogan of “Tough, Independent and Fair.”

On Leyton’s 2010 campaign website, he lists his “plan of action:” tough, independent, fair. His website states that “David Leyton believes Michigan needs an attorney general who is a prosecutor, not a politician.”

Currently, in both the Glengarrif Group Inc. poll and the Public Policy Polling, Schuette leads Leyton 43.2 percent to 34 percent in the race for attorney general with 21.8 percent of voters undecided. The poll attributed Leyton’s No. 1 campaign mistake to his failure to utilize time properly in order to make his name familiar

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Snyder is running his campaign under the slogan “one tough nerd” and the idea that the state needs to “reinvent Michigan.”

His Michigan 3.0 plan focuses on creating jobs in an a new era of innovation and entrepreneurship. This is in contrast to eras that he describes Michigan 1.0; the era when the economy relied on the state’s natural resources and Michigan 2.0; the era of the automotive industries. Snyder also has a 10-point plan that also includes reforming the tax system, fixing broken government, controlling urban sprawl and bringing “winning” back to Michigan.

Snyder’s running-mate is Michigan House of Representative Member, Brian Calley. Calley is a graduate of Michigan State University and Grand Valley State University. news@lanthorn.com

Secretary of State

By Samantha Butcher GVL Senior Reporter

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LEYTON to state voters. Schuette’s name was recognized by 43.5 percent of voters while 23.5 percent said they had heard of Leyton.

In a press release provided

by Schuette’s campaign, John Tramontana, spokesman for the Michigan Democratic Party made a statement about the current polls.

“We’re not concerned about poll numbers at this point,” he said. “The campaigns are just getting into their stride. The only poll that matters is the one on Nov. 2.” assistantnews@lanthorn.com

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the day before Snyder won the Republican Primary, Bernero took the opportunity to attack Snyder’s tax policy.

“My opponent’s tax policy and tax record is extremely troubling,” he said.

“Michigan businesses are struggling to stay alive as it is, and Rick Snyder wants them to pay more in taxes. Small businesses create 70 percent of our new jobs, and for Michigan to recover we need to ease their burden, not pile on a tax hike. The bottom line is if Snyder gets the chance to implement his plan, people in Michigan will lose their jobs.”

Though both camps exchanged barbs following initial negotiations for a series of debates, Snyder and Bernero have agreed to a traditional debate hosted by the Center for Michigan.

The event will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday in Wixom, Mich., and will be made available to television stations

With one month left until the 2010 midterm elections, Democrats and Republicans are fighting tooth and nail for control of the House, Senate and state governments.

One key race at the state level in Michigan is the Secretary of State, a position second only to the governor. Republican Terri Lynn Land currently occupies the office, but in November either Jocelyn Benson, D-Detroit, or Ruth Johnson, R-Holly, will clinch the position.

The race for Secretary of State is one of the most open races in the state.

According to information released on Sept. 16 by the Wayne County Election Examiner, Johnson was in the lead with 31 percent of voters. 25 percent of voters said they planned to vote for Benson on Nov. 2, while the rest were undecided.

Johnson currently serves as the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds. In the past, she has served on the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and in the Michigan House of Representatives. Her campaign has focused in

around the state.

“I look forward to talking about my positive vision for Michigan future and debating my opponent on the issues that are truly important to Michiganders,” Snyder said. “This debate format will give voters across the state a chance to listen to each candidate live on the same stage, answering the same questions.”

The Center for Michigan will host the hour-long debate. Nolan Finley, editorial page editor of the Detroit News, will serve as one of the panelists along with Stephen Henderson or Ron Dzwonkowski, editorial page editor and associate editor, respectively, of the Detroit Free Press. The format will allow for opening and closing statements by the candidates and questions chosen and posed by the panelists. Candidates will each have a set amount of time to answer questions and for rebuttal. gpelican@lanthorn.com

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Fred L. Johnson III Born in Virginia, Fred L. Johnson III was the son of an Air Force Tech Sgt. and served nine years as a Marine Corps officer. In 2008, Johnson was the Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Michigan’s 2nd District. He serves on several boards in the Holland Community including Holland Area Arts Council, Latin – Americans United for Progress, and Disabilities Action Network Lakeshore.

Johnson has two sons, Fred IV and Timothy and has written several books, his latest titled “Tupac Shakur: The Life and Times of an American Icon.”

He is currently working on another book titled “America’s

Blind Spot: U.S. Foreign Policy in East Africa, 1945 to Present.”

Johnson also has many public speaking achievements. In 2006, he division champion and second place winner in District 62 for the Toastmasters International Speech Contest.

In 2007 and 2008, he won the District 62 championship and advanced to the semifinal rounds of the International Speech Competition.

Main issues and stance *Fix the housing market: Johnson supports two important ideas to fix the housing market.

The first idea is to require the big banks to prove that they are making loans to home buyers and small businesses as a condition of their access to interest-free capital. The second idea is to require banks that

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political ladder as far as state government goes; he was first elected to the House of Representatives.

Bernero remained there for one term until he got elected to the state senate in 2002.

After he served in the senate, Bernero was elected Mayor of Lansing in 2006, an office of which he still holds.

Bernero’s Campaign is running under the name of the “Truth Squad.” His website says that certain facts of his political career are being twisted against him to distract voters.

Bernero is planning to rely on his Political experience took TARP money to actively restructure mortgages for people who were victims of bad lending practices. *Improve veterans services: Johnson supports legislation by Minnesota Senator Debbie Klobuchar that would start a program that would explore better ways of making VA services available in rural areas. He also believes in making a higher priority of job retraining and college affordability for veterans of all wars. Most importantly though, Johnson believes that reconsideration has to be given to how cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder are handled. *Protect our natural resources: Johnson and some of his Congressional colleagues from the great lakes states will work to craft legislation that will do four things: ban oil drilling, take measures to stop Asian Carp, implement eradication programs to get rid of nonnative species that are already in the lakes and establish strong protections against water diversion and/or big bottling projects.

Bill Huizenga

Born in Zeeland, Bill Huizenga graduated from

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on election reforms. She said she believes that only Michigan residents should be able to vote in Michigan elections and has proposed giving legal non-citizens special IDs that show they cannot vote.

Johnson, who describes herself as a fiscal and social conservative, also wants to end early voting in Michigan.

Benson teaches election law at Wayne State University and recently published a book on the role of the Secretary of State titled “State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process.” She also served as the voting rights policy coordinator of the Harvard Civil Rights Project from 2002 to 2004, which helped pass the Help America Vote Act. Benson plans to make voting more accessible for citizens by modernizing voter registration and allowing in-person early voting and no-reason absentee voting. She also wants to allow drivers to register their plates for multiple years at a time.

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as mayor of Lansing to focus on bringing jobs back to Michigan. According to his campaign website, he plans to build back up Michigan’s infrastructure by investing in its already advanced manufacturing capabilities.

Bernero also is focusing the reform of education. Tying the education system into the economy Bernero believes that better schooling systems will attract more businesses.

Bernero’s running-mate is Brenda L. Lawrence, the current mayor of Southfield.

She is a graduate of Central Michigan University with a Bachelor’s degree in public administration. news@lanthorn.com

Holland Christian High School in 1987 and received his bachelors degree from Calvin College. He became a realtor after college and in 1997, he took a job as Congressman Pete Hoekstra’s Director of Public Policy. In 1999, Huizenga purchased a small gravel company in Jenison which he would name Huizenga Gravel Inc. He is still a coowner of the business today.

In 2002, Huizenga decided to run for the Michigan House of Representatives and was elected to serve the Southern portion of Ottowa County, Michigan’s 90th district. He and his wife Natalie have five children.

Main issues and stance *Job creation: Lower taxes and eliminating regulatory barriers that are an obstacle to entrepreneurs. * Economy: On the subject of the economy, Huizenga wants the United States to turn into a culture of moderation in order to pay off the nation’s debt. *Social security: Huizenga believes a long term fix for social security should include the option of a personal retirement account that younger workers can count on. He will also vote to make sure that Congress reforms the retirement program.

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Social justice training program at GVSU Grand Valley State University will began taking applications on Oct. 1 for a new social justice training program run by the LGBT Resource Center that is open to campus community and the public as well as students, staff and faculty.

The program, Change U, was made possible through a grant from the Arcus Foundation and will run from January through April.

Participants will attend an introductory day-long session followed by four evening sessions.

The vision behind Change U is to help strengthen social justice movements by fostering multi-generational and diverse partnerships between the GVSU and West Michigan community, said assistant director of the LGBT Resource Center Colette Seguin Beighley.

Change U is open to 100 participants. Students can download an application by going to www.gvsu.edu/ socialjustice and clicking “Application.” Students can submit an application and receive course credit by enrolling in Liberal Studies 380 for the winter semester.

For more information, contact Seguin Beighley at 616-331-2530.

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WGVU presents ‘God in America’ preview screening WGVU will host a free preview screening of “God in America” on Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in the WGVU Studio. A co-production of American Experience and Frontline, the six-hour series details the 400-year history of the intersection of religion and public life in America from the first European settlements to the 2008 presidential election.

“God in America” explores and examines how religious dissidents helped shape the American concept of religious liberty and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation’s courts and political arena, how religious freedom and waves of new immigrants and religious revivals fueled competition in the religious marketplace, how movements for social reform--from abolition to civil rights--galvanized men and women to put their faith into political action and how religious faith influenced conflicts from the American Revolution to the Cold War. The six-part series will air over three consecutive nights beginning on Oct. 11.

The 40 minute preview screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Grand Rapids religion columnist Charley Honey, GVSU associate history professor Dr. Douglas Montagna and chair person of the theology department at Aquinas College Dr. Robert Marko. Retired Pastor Roger Erniesse of the Reformed Church in America will monitor the discussion.

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Biology student learns value of networking in ‘extreme’ summer experience

By Lauren Fitch GVL Editor in Chief

He climbed into a 16-foot boat before dawn with a small group of bird specialty biologists, and they set out across Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park in the 30-degree weather. The sun rose as they cast a fish attached to a snare trap into the water and two osprey, two-feet long birds of prey, began to dive at the bait. The traps snared the osprey by their feet so they could be pulled into the boat where the group took several measurements and blood samples from the birds.

The next step was to climb the conifer tree near the edge of the lake where the ospreys’ nest was located and record data on the two chicks. For the next 30 to 60 minutes, the biologists did more tests and attached transmitters, described as “little backpacks,” onto the birds in order to see if the osprey family migrated together.

That morning with the osprey was the highlight of Grand Valley State University student Zach Mills’ summer job. The incident had some competition for the favored ranking as Mills also tracked bears, observed wolves and scaled cliffs in the Teton range among many other missions last summer.

Mills obtained this adventurous summer position as an extreme wildlife technician at the Department Interior of the Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.

He worked with a team of five students under the supervision of Sue Wolff, a wildlife biologist, and Steve Cain, senior wildlife biologist at Grand Teton Park.

“I got to work with some pretty classy biologists,” Mills said. “It all comes down to networking.”

The job started with an orientation followed by several weeks of one-day missions. The group was asked to track different animals, collect data and gather other types of information from the wildlife. The second half of the summer brought three- to six-day missions in other mountain ranges. Mills and the other technicians would hike through the back

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Mountain man: Zach Mills sits atop a mountain in the Grand Tetons, where he worked last summer.

country, stopping to camp and meeting up with various biologists to help them on certain projects.

“It was overwhelming because I didn’t know what I was doing or where I was going,” Mills said of the initial adjustment to the work. “Once I got the hang of the GPS, the typography and the mountains, you’d get your mission at the beginning of the day and then you just peace out and you do it.”

Even as a varsity runner at GVSU, Mills said the physical demands of the missions were very strenuous. The group would return to their central log cabin for a couple days after the long missions to recover.

“Every day was a new adventure. I didn’t know what the day was going to bring,” Mills said. “When you’re so far back and so far up (on the mountains),

you just gotta go with what you get. It was challenging to overcome the randomness, at the same time it was something I really embraced.”

The group would split off into pairs to complete different missions, and at times they failed and came back with the task uncompleted. Mills said it was important to balance safety with wanting to complete the mission. Each crew member was given a satellite radio, which they had to use to check in three times a day while hiking through the back country.

The day catching the osprey stood out as Mills’ favorite moment because he “has always had respect” for the large birds. He said they were surprisingly docile, and the chicks even fell asleep while they worked on them.

Beyond the wildlife experience, Mills said he also learned the value of network-

ing during his time in the Tetons.

“The trip was valuable to me because I got so much experience in so many areas,” he said. “In the process, I was able to meet some super big names in the field of biology. Networking has put me in a good position for next summer. I met the right people who knew the right people.”

Wolff, who worked as Mills’ supervisor, was one of those contacts Mills established this summer.

“Zach is filled with energy and brought this energy to work with him,” Wolff said. “He was always interested in learning new things. Zach could barely sit still and always wanted to be out of the office, which at times is a good and a bad quality.”

Wolff said there are various ways for interested students to apply to be extreme wildlife technicians, but simply contacting the national park about available positions is a good start. She said they typically hire two to 10 students for the summer, and it was Mills’ motivation, ability to camp and hike as well as his interest in wildlife biology that made him a good candidate. “(Mills) learned how to work as a team member, how to accomplish fieldwork in a very rugged and physically-challenging environment and how to have patience when wildlife do not cooperate the way you want them to,” Wolff said.

These lessons did not stay in Wyoming as GVSU professor James Dunn said Mills will continue to benefit from his summer experiences.

Dunn worked with Mills on a research project at Pierce Cedar Creek Institute in Hastings, Mich., in the summer of 2009 and said he had to do little to point Mills toward his most recent job at the national park.

“You don’t have to encourage Zach much; he encourages himself,” Dunn said. “He likes to do more than study for exams. He likes to get involved.” editorial@lanthorn.com

New biology study abroad course offered work and case-studies to learn about natural resources, environmental degradation, the human element of enviGVL Senior Reporter ronment and many more subjects.

“We, as humans, need to live sustainability,” Menon Students looking for an exotic and memorable study said.

“Our human communities need to be sustainable abroad experience need look no further. Two new biin terms of the choices we make, what we eat and where ology courses, both of which with an overall focus on we throw our waste. The choices we make can harm the sustainability, were added to Grand Valley State Univerenvironment.

We also want our natural communities to sity’s international program last month that will allow be able to support human life for a long time, not just students to spend three weeks in Michigan and three this generation.” weeks in Kerala, India while studying the unique enviThe professors decided to have the program in Inronments found nowhere else in the world. dia because of its great level of biodiversity and various Erin Naegel, Paul Keenlance and Shaily Menon, types of ecosystems. India is one of the global biodiverprofessors of the biology department and, in Keenlance sity “hotspots”, which is a high concentration of flora and Menon’s case, the natural resources management and fauna that are found nowhere else program, created the two classes. in the world.

“We recognize that as a biology lot of the world’s biodiversity department, we have an invested inthink that with Grand are“A in locations like India, which is terested in sustainability,” Naegle still developing in its economy and Valley’ s focus on said. “At the past couple of departpopulation,” Keenlance said. “There mental meetings, we have started to sustainability, on being a is a real risk in how the human societhave the discussion of how we can ies develop and how they will impact green campus ... this formally address that in our curricuthe environment.” lum development and how we can The International Institute for Sciprogram extends and builds best work with other sustainability efentifi c and Academic Collaboration forts on campus.” on that commitment.

(IISAC), a nonprofit organization that The courses, ENS 380: Sustainable -Liz Smith seeks to promote interaction and netCommunities and NRM 380: Natural working among students and profesPadnos Center Coordinator Resource Management, touch on the sionals in developed and developing core of sustainability, Keenlance said. countries to build global citizens with The hope is that students will learn international perspectives, according to the IISAC web that biology at its root focuses on the environmental assite, assisted in creating the program. pect of sustainability. In India, the students will do fieldLiz Smith, Coordinator of the Padnos International

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An exotic getaway: From left to right. Sunny Like, director of IISAC, Erin Naegle, Paul Keenlance and Shaily Menon pose at a watch tower in the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary.

Center, said that she thinks this is a great study abroad experience for students to become involved in.

“I think that with Grand Valley’s focus on sustainability, on being a green campus and really embodying that commitment in every way, this program extends and builds on that commitment,” she said. “These courses are also really accessible to all students, all majors, which I think will serve this community well.”

These courses fulfill the Earth and Environment theme and will be available in Spring 2011.

“We are offering the opportunity to students to expand their horizons and learn about these things we teach them in courses here, but learn about them in a more global and international perspective because it is all one world,” Menon said. mwaite@lanthorn.com

Grand Rapids event encourages young voters ‘A New Conversation: VOTE! Be the Change You Want to See’ pushes for increased voter turnout

By Chelsea Stoskopf GVL Staff Writer

The second annual Grand Rapids Young Professionals event, titled “A New Conversation: VOTE! Be the Change You Want to See,” is coming to the DeVos Place in downtown Grand Rapids on Oct. 13. This event is open to the public, and Grand Valley State University students are encouraged to attend in order to learn more about the upcoming mid-term elections affecting the state and country.

“Any young professional who is interested in having a voice within the community and state through voting and becoming more educated about the November elections should come,” said Amanda Rogalski, GRYP board president. “It will be a good educational opportunity for anyone of voting age or older.”

The VOTE! event will feature Grand Rapids City Clerk Lauri Parks,

who will speak about the issues in the upcoming election. A panel discussion with representatives from each political party talking about where they stand on the issues will follow the speaking. Afterwards, there will be a Q&A session and tables set up with information about the other organizations that play a part in the event, as well as a collection of fruit juice boxes for donation to Kids Food Basket, Rogalski said.

Paul Leidig, assistant dean of

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Padnos college of engineering and computing, said that any event which can initiate dialogue and understanding of positions and views of various groups without media spin is a good one for students to attend.

GVSU political science professor Donald Zinman said he encourages students go to any event where they could better inform themselves about the issues leading to the election.

“I think it is a shame that the voter turnout in these mid-term election years always is so depressed from the levels in a presidential election year,” he said. “Something like this (event) could be a valuable venue for people.

I think that it is probably a lot more constructive than 30-second sound bite ads on TV.” The committees that helped to plan the event include the Asian Professional Organization, BL2END, West Michigan Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and Young Nonprofit

Professionals Network.

Rogalski said that as collaboration, they wanted to start a series of events that would bring together members from each organization and become one collective unit, which is how “A New Conversation” event began.

When planning for the event this year, the committee felt it was important to try and engage young professionals and voters to go vote and become more informed about the political processes with the many open political offices, Rogalski said.

“As a student or someone looking to start their career within Grand Rapids, they will be becoming more educated about how the political process is important (along with) learning about these different types of organizations and other programs,” she said. “There are a lot of valuable ways that young professionals and future professionals can plug into the community.” news@lanthorn.com

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EVENTS ArtPrize 2010 expected to Tuesday

HOMERathon3: An all-night performance of Homer’s Iliad This event is a roundthe-clock collaborative reading of Homer’s “Iliad,” culminating with a performance by the celebrated translator and professor Stanley Lombardo, of the University of Kansas.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/classics, or call 616-331-3600.

Location: Cook-DeWitt Center, Allendale Campus

Wednesday Arts at Noon Series: Chamber Orchestra Kremlin

For their Arts at Noon debut, the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin will perform Shostakovich’s “Chamber Symphony,” op.

110. Admission is free for the concert lasting from noon to 1 p.m. For more information, please visit www.gvsu.edu/ music or call 616-331-3484.

Location: Cook-DeWitt Center, GVSU Allendale Campus

Thursday ArtPrize 2010 winners announced The winner of the $250,000 grand prize will be revealed Tuesday night.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. Seating in the Steelcase Ballroom is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Exhibit halls A and B in the DeVos Place will also be available for overflow viewing of the announcement of the winners.

boost regional economy

In building off of the success of last year’s ArtPrize competition, which drew in around $7 million in extra GVL Staff economic activity for the Grand Rapids area, Grand Valley State University If the hundreds of art exhibits scatprofessors have begun to gauge the imtered across Grand Rapids as part of pact of this year’s competition, which ArtPrize 2010 weren’t enough to draw looks to be bigger than last year. your interest, the free concert in Rosa Working in conjunction with ExParks Circle Saturday night offered perience Grand Rapids and the Downeven more entertainment. town Development Authority, GVSU Sponsored by Citadel Broadcastprofessors Paul Sicillian, economics ing’s 105.3 and Dave and Carol Van department, and Seohee Chang, hosAndel, the show featured Natasha Bedpitality and tourism department, have ingfield, David Archuleta, Hot Chelle begun to gather information on this Rae and Ryan Star. The performances year’s competition, which includes the brought in an estimated 15,000 people. number of local attendees and the numGrand Valley State University seber of visitors. This data will be used to nior Shanda DeWitt attended the contally the final estimate of the competicert with her roommate after hearing tion’s impact on the local economy. about it on the radio.

The number of downtown visitors “We were looking for something drawn by the competition factors heavfun to do, and it was ily into the final tally. a change from a norThe Grand Rapids mal Saturday night for rtPrize) also brings Art Museum, for exus,” DeWitt said. “I ample, reported it has thought it was a really a sense of community to seen more than 40,000 great idea. There were since the coma ton of people out and the area, while promoting visitors petition started. The that made it more exmuseum had its highthings that are unique citing.” est daily visitor count DeWitt said the and different. on Saturday at 14,000 crowd seemed excited people.

-Shanda DeWitt to have fun at the conPreliminary data GVSU student cert and enjoy the artalready suggests that ists they may not oththis year’s competierwise get to see. She tion will have a bigger added the concert and ArtPrize were impact on the local economy than last beneficial for Grand Rapids. year’s. According to the ArtPrize web“I think first and foremost, it brings site, more than 30,000 people had regpeople downtown and raises exposure istered to vote and more than 220,000 to everything that’s out there, and that votes had been cast by last Tuesday. people may not have been aware of,” Hotels and restaurants also reported an DeWitt said. “It also brings a sense of increase in sales compared to the same community to the area, while promottime last year. ing things that are unique and differThis year’s study is expected to ent.” generate a more accurate reflection While the concert was free, analysts of ArtPrize’s impact as it will include predict the show will prove to be yet survey information from the compeanother factor contributing to the ecotition’s attendees. Last year, surveys nomic boost for Grand Rapids caused were not taken.

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Singing sensation: Natasha Bedingfield (pictured) performed at the free ArtPrize concert.

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Shakespeare fest: “As You Like It” premiered at GVSU on Friday. Shows continue through Sunday. More information is available at www.gvsu.edu/shakes.

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OPINION

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LipDub alliance LipDub rekindled the Laker spirit across campus as thousands of students and numerous faculty, staff and administration personnel joined in the promotion of Grand Valley State University.

A different sort of energy filled the Allendale campus last Wednesday as the filming of GVSU’s very own music video took place across campus. Numerous student groups showcased their different talents, faculty got involved and passers-by joined in, all to the tune of “Come Sail Away.”

This type of campus-wide unity is a rare occasion. Seldom does one event spark the interest of such a broad group of the GVSU population, and all centered around the simple idea of creating a lip-sync video to promote the university.

“Simple” may not be exactly the correct term for it, though, as planning for the film began in April. The organizers had to carefully choreograph each segment of the video, coordinate the timing for each group performance, recruit thousands of students to participate and keep it all on track to the song. Campus was a bit chaotic during the filming, but everyone seemed to support the shared goal of creating a fun glimpse into the student body of GVSU. Professors didn’t seem to mind starting class a bit late as students were slowed by the cameras and following procession across campus. Students put off their study time a little longer to sit on the lawn by Zumberge Pond and watch the production in action. For one day, conversations focused on a single campus event.

Unlike other campus-wide activities, everyone was equally qualified to participate in this one. It was not focused on a single sports team, student organization or artistic performance. Everyone was welcome to showcase their individuality and how it contributes to GVSU as a whole.

The united front presented for LipDub is worth aspiring to in future events. Any excuse members for members of the GVSU community to come together for a single goal is a good one. As the university awaits the premier of the LipDub video at the Homecoming football game this weekend, those involved should try to retain the Laker harmony sparked by the filming as together we “try to carry on.”

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YOUR INSIGHTS

What is the most important issue in this year’s elections?

“Immigration. Too many people are taking away jobs from U.S. citizens.

That’s something that they need to sort out and figure out.”

Brandee Naumann Junior Biomedical Science Sawyer, Mich.

“The most pressing issue is the economy and trying to lower taxes for the lower class and providing more jobs for everybody.”

Ashley Rood Freshman Biomedical Science Jenison, Mich.

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Valley Vote Will swine swine flu be a major national concern again this year?

Yes: 8% This week’s question: Is 2020 a realistic date for Grand Rapids to be 100 percent sustainable?

No: 92% Vote online at Lanthorn.com

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“Our economy and working toward creating more jobs and opportunities in Michigan.”

Jenny Hesse Junior Psychology, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Thomas Schlubatis Senior Occupational Safety, Health Management Coldwater, Mich.

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“The most important issue would be the War in Iraq. I don’t think that the war should be going on at all.”

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“I haven’t picked a candidate yet, but I hope they’re truthful about what they’re going to do, so if they say they’re going to do something, they do it.”

Taylor Moore Sophomore Criminal Justice Detroit, Mich.

For students, nothing is quite as difficult as obtaining food. Some would even argue it is more difficult than obtaining alcohol, but that more depends on who you know ...

Either way, it can be hard for college students to find good, nutritious and affordable meals with everything there is to worry about: homework, job-work, the end of the world in 2012.

With so much on our metaphorical plate, how can we be expected to fill up a literal plate?

I am here to help and guide you with some helpful, economical tips.

In a sense, I plan to fill your mind so you can fill your belly.

Let’s dig in.

Based on your upbringing, you may already know how to

cook for yourself. As a self-proclaimed Emeril Lagasse, I fall under this category. I knew how to cook everything ... everything that has the word “pop” in it: popcorn, Pop-Tarts and, heck, I could probably whip up some Pop Rocks if I really set my mind to it.

The key to cooking your own meals is finding the right ingredients.

From personal experience, ingredients will usually fall under the “bread” category or the “condiment” category. Please feel free to experiment with these categories and see if you can come up with a new and exciting sandwich.

If “ingredients” aren’t really your thing (and really, who can blame you? Choosing between SpongeBob macaroni and Scooby-Doo macaroni is a difficult decision), you can always go out to eat. If you don’t have a meal plan, though, I would suggest eating

off-campus, because there is nothing sadder than watching someone convince themselves that it was worth $9 to make his or her own waffle.

Off-campus, there are thousands of different dining establishments (depending on how far you want to drive), and each one has its own appeal. Uccello’s offers discounts to students, McDonald’s offers 24-hour drive-thru and Yesterdog offers imminent digestive distress.

But perhaps you do have a meal plan, in which case you can dine at any of the several eating plazas around campus. Not only do these places serve food, but also they double as a really loud study space!

If you like Chinese food, try Kleiner or Fuel.

If you enjoy Subway, try Subway. And if you prefer all-you-can-eatbefore-you-complain-ofabdominal-pain, try Fresh Foods.

Fresh is a truly an amazing dining space, with the most variety and the largest portions: buffet style. Pizza, salads, pulled pork sandwiches, and if you choose the right day, you may get a chance to taste the infamous Laker Bowl, a dish that makes you believe in God (unless you already believe in God, in which case, it makes you believe in another God).

Hopefully this guide was somewhat helpful.

I know that finding the right things to eat can be difficult, especially at this time when our bodies are changing and appetites out-of-control (at least, that’s what my sixth grade guidance counselor told me would happen). But if you look hard enough, you can always find something to consume for cheap. It won’t be healthy, but let’s be real here; the world ends in 2012 anyway.

Plan accordingly. cslattery@lanthorn.com

Chinese trade hurts American economy Andrew Justus GVL Columnist

The Port of Los Angeles transfers 7.4 million shipping containers from ship to shore every year.

Some containers are from Japan and filled with automobiles, others from Taiwan, but a lopsided majority are filled with merchandise carrying “Made in China” stickers such as Mac laptops and Nike shoes.

Chinese goods passing through the Port of Los Angeles in 2006 was valued at $91 billion, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

The same containers arriving in LA from China are often sent back empty, part of a $227 billion an-

nual trade deficit we have with them.

This $227 billion trade deficit didn’t happen by chance either; it is the result of deliberate and calculated efforts by the Chinese government to create an unfair trade environment between the U.S. and them.

One of the tactics China uses is to tie its currency, the Yuan, to the dollar so that Chinese goods will always be cheaper for Americans to buy. It is estimated that China’s currency is 25-40 percent undervalued as a result of being tied to the dollar. By not allowing their currency to appreciate in relation to other currencies, China gets a windfall in that they’re able to export cheap goods while simultaneously making it harder for

their middle class to buy American products.

Policies such as this put American companies out of business and American workers out of a job because they aren’t able to compete on a level playing field. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in domestic manufacturing declined 21 percent between 1998 and 2008 as our trade imbalance increased by 500 percent.

If America is to fully recover from the current recession, we need to once again become a nation that builds things.

Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner this year has begun pressuring China to raise the value of its currency, which it did by 14 percent, but this is only a start.

The president and

Congress need to get serious with China. They need to show China that if China isn’t willing to have a level playing field with trade between our two countries, we can make it quite difficult for them to do business here.

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday authorizing tariffs on goods from countries who deliberately undervalue their currency. The bill still must pass the Senate and then be signed by the president. Students who support this bill should email senators Carl Levin and Debbie Stabenow to share their opinions. editorial@lanthorn.com

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MONEY MATTERS

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lthough it is usually very scarce for the struggling college student, money still matters. Numerous institutions offer assistance to students in managing their finances. Located on campus, the Financial Aid Office is one option for students applying for loans and making tuition payments. The Lake Michigan Credit Union, in addition to many other banks and credit unions in the area, offers off-campus fiscal services. Read on for more information about the resources available at each institution.

Financial Aid office offers beacon of fiscal hope

By Chelsea Lane GVL News Editor

In the 2009-2010 school year, 80 percent of Grand Valley State University’s full-time dependent students received financial aid. In total, more than $200 million was awarded.

Financial aid comes in many different forms.

GVSU currently accepts student loans, parent loans, scholarships, grants, student employment/ work study, graduate assistantships, tuition reimbursement, veterans benefits, tax credits and alternative loans.

Students can file for aid using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the upcoming academic year. Students must apply each year if they wish to receive aid, and the Financial Aid Office recommends filing as soon as possible after Jan. 1. If students need help filling out the FAFSA, they may call 1-800-FEDAID or visit the Financial Aid Office. FAFSA forms must be received by the federal processor on or before March 1.

The Financial Aid Office provides students with a variety of services, including scholarship, grant and loan consultations, campus employment and help with financial management.

“For many students, financing a college education without any form of assistance would be impossible,” according to Financial Aid website.

“Grand Valley understands that. Our goal is to fund as much of our students’ financial need as possible regardless of their financial backgrounds.”

The Kaplan/Newsweek College Catalog voted GVSU as one of the most responsive universities to individual student financial needs. Financial Aid lists friendliness, along with service, value, equity and return on investment, as one of its core operating values.

“We understand that dealing with financial aid issues can be stressful,” the website reads. “That’s why we work hard to make sure we treat every student and situation with the dignity, respect and attention they deserve. We want you to succeed and do everything possible to make sure you can.”

Students can contact the Financial Aid office at 616-331-3234 or visit the office in person in the Student Services building just north of the Kirkhof Center on the Allendale Campus. For more information, visit the Financia Aid website at www.gvsu.edu/financialaid news@lanthorn.com

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Instant cash: Ellen Lundgren uses a LMCU ATM located in Kirkhof.

LMCU features multiple options for saving Anya Zentmeyer GVL Assistant News Editor

As financial aid disbursements are made and the swing of afterschool jobs are in full motion, students need to be savings savvy to get by, and institutions such as Lake Michigan Credit Union on Lake Michigan Drive can help a student scrimp and save with a number of free banking options designed to make money matters lighter on the wallet.

In way of checking accounts, the first and most user-friendly option is LMCU’s Free Checking.

It is just what the title implies, totally free -- no monthly fees, no minimum balance, no interest and no age requirement on the free checking account.

After opening an account, a student can apply for a debit card to go along with it that can be used at any location where MasterCard debit is accepted.

Max Checking is another

free checking account offered by LMCU, but does have a few more restraints and requirements attached due to dividends - 4 percent APY on balances up to $15,000. Although there are no fees and no minimum balance requirements, Max Checking requires direct deposit into checking, a minimum of 10 debit card purchases per month, a minimum of four log-ins to home banking per month and a sign-up to receive e-mail statements and e-notices as opposed to traditional paper mail. If you do not meet the requirements, there is no fee; however, dividends will not be paid out for that month as a result.

Students are also encouraged to sign up for a primary savings account – a standard account for any LMCU member looking to put away that extra cash.

Accounts can be set up over the phone, in person or online at www.lmcu.org. assistantnews@lanthorn.com

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University aid: Cynthia Blaszak answers the phone in the Financial Aid Office, located in the Student Services building.

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FAFSA: Denise Wisniewski fills out financial aid forms for her daughter.

QUICK! FAFSA: Dependent or Independent?

Students can file their FAFSA requests as either dependent or independent students.

The U.S. Department of Education has strict standards for financial aid purposes that may not match up with a student’s independent or dependent tax status. In order to file FAFSA as an independent student, one or more of the following criteria must be met: * Age 24 by Jan. 1 of the aid year * Veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces * Currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces for purposes other than training * Graduate, graduate/ professional or doctoral student * Married prior to filing and signing the FAFSA * Orphan, ward of the court or in foster care at age 13 or older * Have legal dependents other than a spouse * An emancipated minor as determined by a court * In legal guardianship as determined by a court * Any time on or after July 1, 2008 an unaccompanied youth who was homeless as determined by a high school guidance counselor, the director of an emergency shelter or the director of a runaway or homeless youth basic center.

SPORTS

Cody Eding, Sports Editor sports@lanthorn.com

BRIEFS! GV SPORTS

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Women’s basketball names team captains Junior point guard Jasmine Padin will join senior forward Kara Crawford and senior guard Elizabeth Van Tiflin as the leaders of the Grand Valley State University women’s basketball team.

Padin started all 58 games she has played in while at GVSU and led the team in three-pointers, assists and steals in two seasons. As a freshman, she set team a team record with 73 threepointers.

Crawford started 27 games last season, and she averaged 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 points per game. She tallied five or more rebounds in 11 games.

Van Tiflin averaged 21 minutes per game last year, committing just 16 turnovers all season.

The Lakers start preseason practice on Oct. 15 and play an exhibition against Michigan State University in East Lansing on Nov. 7.

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Cross country teams set school records against top competition in Louisville

By Garrett Pelican GVL Staff Writer

As any shark attack survivor will attest, the most dangerous foe is the unseen one.

That cruel law of nature held true as the Grand Valley State University men’s and women’s cross country teams ambushed several top Division I schools and Division II competitors at the Greater Louisville Classic on a historic Saturday morning in Louisville, Ky. Led by senior Katherine McCarthy’s 10th-place finish of 17:23, the women claimed first place in their 5k race and combined to post the fastest team time in school history. Junior Tyler Emmorey’s 19th-place time of 24:10 set a new school record in the 8k men’s race en route his team’s third place finish at the meet.

Associate head coach Joe Lynn praised each team for their performances across the board, saying that many of the runners achieved personal records at the meet.

“We couldn’t have asked anything more out of them with how they performed,” he said. “From top to bottom, they were very strong. We went down there with two goals in mind. One was to preview the regional and national course, which was the course we ran today. And two, we wanted to get in some great competition. On the guys side we had eight of the top twelve teams in the nation in Division II, so a lot of the teams we’re going to be seeing at Nationals in December.”

Courtesy Photo / Ashley Botham

Louisville victors: The men’s and women’s cross country teams gather after their race Saturday.

Lynn said the presence of many top Division I programs bolstered the level of competition at the meet.

Senior Megan Maceratini followed McCarthy with a time of 17:29 for 14th place, followed by sophomore Monica Kinney in 22nd place (17:39), senior Kylen Cieslak in 32nd place (17:44), junior Rebecca Winchester in 39th place (17:48) and recent senior transfer Sarah Dugan in 54th (18:03).

In good spirits after her race and her team’s victory, McCarthy said the team knew the flat terrain of the course would offer faster times.

“I don’t think we’ve ever been faster than we are right now,” she said. “Everyone’s doing really well, and we’re just taking it day by day, race by race to get better.”

Lynn praised the women’s team’s depth and attributed some of the team’s

success to crucial performances from team leaders.

“Megan did a great job leading us, and Katherine and Rebecca had killer finishes in the last 800 meters or so that really propelled us to victory,” he said.

“If they don’t finish the way they did, we don’t finish in first place.”

In the men’s race, junior Anthony Witt – also breaking the university’s 8k record – placed 26th with a time of 24:19, while junior Ryan Toth took 32nd (24:27), junior Paul Zielinski took 70th (24:50) and senior Simon Nyang took 86th (25:01).

Toth, who set a personal record at the meet, said the team had hoped to knock off rival Colorado School of Mines on Saturday but failed to do so by a margin of a few points.

“We’re very confident,” he said.

“We’re looking to be the top team in

the nation, and we’re going for it this year.”

Lynn said both teams have the requisite experience to succeed at the national level.

“We know what we’re trying to do and what we’re trying to accomplish,” he said. “We ran that fast today, we know we can run that fast now, so we just have to believe in ourselves and believe in our training.”

In that case, a first and third place finish on Saturday at a course that will serve as the venue for both the regional and national championships bodes well for the Lakers as the postseason draws near.

The men and women’s teams will compete next on Oct. 16 when the Lakers send their top runners to the Penn State Invitational while the rest of the teams compete at Hillsdale College in the Charger Invitational.

Lynn said the Penn State meet presents another opportunity to surprise competitive schools.

“We go down to Louisville and no one knows who Grand Valley State is,” he said. “Miami, Georgia, Georgia Tech – these schools have never heard of us, and we go down there and win on the ladies side and run right up front on the guys side, so it will be kind of the same thing going out to Penn State. A lot of those schools that will be there – Villanova, West Virginia – are big time schools on the East Coast, so it will be a pretty good opportunity for us to represent the university and at the same time get some great competition.” gpelican@lanthorn.com

Baseball coach inducted into Ashland Hall of Fame Grand Valley State University associate head baseball coach Jamie Detillion was inducted into the Ashland University Hall of Fame on Saturday for his career as a pitcher and first basemen for the Eagles.

Detillion was one of the top players in the country during his four years at Ashland from 1997-2000. He still holds a school records with 46 career home runs and is tied for first with 203 career RBI. He also won 30 games as a pitcher and pitched 333 career innings.

The eighth-year coach spent time in the Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds organizations before coming to GVSU.

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Strides ahead: Senior Kylen Cieslak races in a previous meet this season at MSU. Cieslak finished 32nd at the Greater Louisville Classic this weekend to help GVSU claim first place.

Men’s tennis posts strong showing at preseason action

By Brady Fredericksen

GLIAC STANDINGS FOOTBALL

1. GVSU (4-0, 5-0) 2. Michigan Tech. (4-0, 4-0) 3. Ferris State (4-0, 4-1) 4. Hillsdale (3-1, 4-1) 5. Wayne State (3-1, 4-1) 6. Northern Mich. (3-1, 3-2)

VOLLEYBALL

1. Hillsdale. (10-0, 13-1) 2. Northern Mich. (9-0, 13-1) 3. GVSU (8-2, 9-5) 4. Ashland (5-3, 10-4) 5. Tiffin (5-3, 8-5) 6. GVSU (6-4, 8-6)

WOMEN’S SOCCER

1. Northern Mich. (6-0-2, 6-0-4) 2. GVSU (6-1-1, 9-1-1) 3. Saginaw Valley (5-2-1. 6-1-1) 4. Tiffin (4-21, 5-3-1) 5. ODU (4-2-2, 6-2-2) 6. Findlay (4-3, 4-3-2)

WOMEN’S TENNIS

1. GVSU (7-0, 7-0) 2. Northwood (6-1, 6-1) 3. Ashland (7-2, 8-2) 4. Ferris State (6-2, 6-2) 5. Wayne State (5-2, 5-2)

GVL Staff Writer

Rain or shine, the Grand Valley State University men’s tennis team put on a strong showing at the GVSU Invitational at Jenison High School on Friday and Saturday.

The Lakers, who won every individual flight in which they had players, were led by strong showings from senior Phillip Claus (Asingles, A-doubles) and junior Jeff Globerson (C-singles, A-doubles).

“I think we improved from last week’s tournament (the ITA Regional Championships) to this week,” Claus said. “Last weekend was only our second tournament, so I think everyone was a little nervous, but having another week together was good for everyone‘s game.”

For a team that isn’t even in it’s official season, GVSU head coach John Black said his men play in three preseason tournaments that aim to give younger players experience and upperclassman a chance to compete in a tournament format.

“The fall tournaments give the team an opportunity to stay sharp and test different doubles combos and other things for spring,” he said. “They give us match play against other teams, which is important to show us how we compare to other programs.”

While the tournament may not represent anything in the standings, Black feels positive efforts help the team prepare for the regular spring season.

“It’s sort of like how football does a spring practice and spring game,” said Black, who also coaches the women’s team. “For us it’s the same thing. We’re just trying to work on our games and put some pressure on ourselves.”

The physical aspect of the preseason is to improve technical skills, but that improvement isn’t limited to on-court activities. The effect that being together in both preseason and regular season has on the team is shown off the court as well, Claus said.

“We travel together and we get together a lot as a team and I think that helps brings us closer,” he said. “It‘s nice to try out different things so we can get comfortable playing together- it gives you confidence.”

That confidence may have gone up after t h e weekend’s success, but in the longrun health and conditioning are still the most important things in the preparations for the regular season.

“The big thing for the offseason will be to get everyone healthy and physically stronger,” Black said. “We had some injuries this fall, and one of the big things for us will be to get stronger and better conditioned to avoid those minor nagging injuries that can add up over time.” sports@lanthorn.com GVL / Andrew Mills

Return service: Senior Phillip Claus hits a forehand during a preseason tournament

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Welcome to the GLIAC: Sophomore forward Maria Brown kicks the ball up field during Sunday’s game againt Ohio Dominican University. The Lakers downed ODU 6-0. Brown finished with two shots on goal and two assists.

Soccer team introduces ODU to GLIAC with 6-0 shutout

By Greg Monahan GVL Staff Writer

It was weekend dominance as usual for the Grand Valley State University women’s soccer team, which beat new GLIAC member Ohio Dominican University on Sunday, 6-0.

The Lakers (5-1-1, 8-1-1 overall), piping hot ever since their loss to Northern Michigan University on Sept. 19, continued their success on home field by out shooting ODU 28-7 and spending almost the entire game on attack.

Sophomore Kayla Addison opened the scoring 18 minutes into the first half, and just six minutes later junior Erin Mruz put one in the top left corner off of a pass from sophomore Alyssa Mira to make it a 2-0 game. Mruz added her second goal of the game exactly two minutes into the second half, putting to bed any hopes of a comeback for ODU. Three additional second half goals from sophomore Erin Hilbert, senior Erika Pitroff and finally an ODU own goal closed the scoring.

ODU came into the game sporting the third best record in the GLIAC and was riding a five-game unbeaten streak before GVSU put it to an end. The Lakers still sit at second in the

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The big leagues: Senior Erika Pitoff (right) pushes past the ODU defense during GVSU’s win on Sunday.

GLIAC behind Northern Michigan, which is undefeated in the conference at 6-0-1.

GVSU head coach Dave DiIanni said that the team’s performance was the best of the year as the Lakers are just over the halfway point of the season.

“I was really proud of our girls,” he said.

“That’s a good team that we beat six to nothing. We were very opportunistic and we played for 90 minutes. We’ve had flashes of good soccer, but this was certainly our best 90

minutes thus far.”

Since the loss in mid-September, the Lakers have gone 4-0 in shutting out each opponent and scoring 19 goals, never playing a game closer than 3-0.

Hilbert said the loss to the Wildcats may benefit the team as the season progresses.

“I think (the loss) was a wakeup call,” she said. “Obviously it wasn’t a good moment, but it really did help us. We took things out of it and we learned from it, now we have to

look forward and do our best to not get another loss.”

Home-field advantage has been a key component to the Lakers’ success this season as they have outscored opponents 21-0 in just five games. In fact, the Lakers haven’t allowed a goal at home since Nov. 8 of last year.

GVSU plays on the largest playing surface allowed in NCAA Division II play at 120 yards by 80 yards. The minimum size is 100 yards by 80 yards.

Laker forward Jaleen Dingledine, who notched on two assists in the second half, said the team’s conditioning is essential on such a large field.

“One of our attributes as a team is that we are so fit,” she said. “When you’re on a bigger field you can run players down, and I think that’s why we score a lot of goals in the second half.”

The Lakers will continue their homestand this Friday and Sunday as the team takes on Northwood University and Saginaw Valley State University. Friday’s game against Northwood will start at 4 p.m., and it will be a noon kick-off on Sunday against Saginaw Valley. gmonahan@lanthorn.com

Coach’s close-up: Don Underwood Underwood’s hair a ‘little grayer’ after 17 seasons as golf coach heading into men’s 2010 season campaign

By Garrett Pelican GVL Staff Writer

Combining aspects of woods and irons, hybrid clubs are a relatively recent addition to the game of golf, but hybrid golf professionals like Don Underwood have been around much longer.

In fact, Underwood – who serves as the head coach for Grand Valley State University’s men’s golf team and as the PGA professional for The Meadows golf course – has worked at GVSU for several years.

After growing up around the greens and caddying at his local golf course, Underwood enrolled in the professional golf management program at Ferris State University out of high school. Upon graduating, he apprenticed with a PGA member while fulfilling the required training to become a PGA pro.

That training, he said, prompted his initial hire at the university.

“When I showed up at Grand Valley, I was hired

to be the golf pro at The Meadows,” he said. “At that time there was not a men’s or women’s program for college golf. So that wasn’t really part of the hiring process other than knowing there was going to be a team that was going to start up, and if that was something I was interested in having involvement with, then the opportunity would be there.”

Since that hire, Underwood’s responsibilities have grown two-fold as this year marks his 17th as Lakers men’s golf coach. In that span, Underwood – a fourtime GLIAC Coach of the Year – has guided the golf program through its own growth, including ten NCAA Tournament appearances and four GLIAC championships.

While Underwood’s mark on the program is evident in those accolades, he remains uncertain as to whether the burden of two roles in the golf program has affected him.

“I don’t know, maybe my hair’s a little grayer,” he joked.

As the head coach, one of Underwood’s chief responsibilities is building relationships with and managing all of the team’s personalities – no small task, but one that he said is made easy by their shared passions for the game of golf.

UNDERWOOD “Most other coaches, maybe with the exception of a couple, once they get into coaching are really removed from being able to go out and participate in the activity with the players,” Underwood said.

“That’s something that with the game of golf, I can go out and play and compete with these kids. I think that helps build up a different bond and a common ground for us.”

Even so, the gigs are not all games for Underwood.

Because of his two purposes at GVSU, he finds little time to play golf. This, he said, runs counter to the perception that golf professionals play golf at their leisure while working.

“The reality is actuality quite the opposite,” he said. “If you look at it, we’re running a business and there’s revenue and expenses and all the

things that go into operating that business. There’s a fairly sizeable amount of revenue that can be generated out of a golf operation, and you need to be able to make sound business decisions.”

Just as golf courses present their own array of hazards and challenges, Underwood faces his biggest obstacle in time management. In order to fulfill both of his duties effectively, Underwood often has to prioritize his time – even in the midst of sevenday work weeks. Often, this means focusing on his operational duties.

“Luckily for me, with the sport of golf, much of what needs to be learned can’t be taught,” he said. “The way you learn is to put the time in – there’s a trial and error side of it – and they need to find out what works, and they need to be the ones to put the time and effort into it. The nature of the game eliminates some of the challenges that might come on with it if I wasn’t able to be there with them.”

Aside from budgeting priorities at work, Underwood admitted there are busy times during the season when he has to budget his personal time carefully because he is out of the house quite a bit.

“That’s difficult on my family and my wife.

She’s been great and very

supportive of it. It’s probably more difficult on her at times than it is on me,” he added.

“I’m fortunate I’m doing something that I love, but my wife and kids at times are going stretches where I’m on the road traveling or I’m out on campus doing something for the operational side of the course.”

Ever the competitor, Underwood laughed and said that winning is what makes

the challenges of his jobs worthwhile.

“That’s the ultimate goal, but also watching the players develop, watching the kids get better, watching them have success, being part of that – those are things I like.

I like the competitive side of it, that’s a huge part of coaching.” gpelican@lanthorn.com

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Drive: Nick Gunthrope (pictured) is one of the team’s leaders this season.

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Football team wallops Tiffin 71-10

Reserves see substantial playing time in landslide victory

By Cody Eding GVL Sports Editor

A few lopsided football games will not stop Grand Valley State University head coach Matt Mitchell from doing his job.

With an insurmountable lead and the second-string players in the game, some coaches might settle for a little less than the best from their reserves. Mitchell, however, proved in Saturday’s 71-10 thumping of Tiffin University that he will not tolerate mistakes from any of his

players.

Despite a 55-10 lead in the third quarter of Saturday’s game, the first-year head coach was heard yelling out plays and pointing out missed assignments to his defensive backups from across the stadium.

“All of our coaching staff and myself especially, we coach them all the same way,” said Mitchell, whose No. 1-ranked team remained unbeaten with the victory. “Our twos were missing some assignments, and so I wasn’t going to back down the way we were coaching. I don’t care

what the score is.”

GVSU (5-0, 4-0 GLIAC) snatched a 28-3 first-quarter lead against the Dragons, allowing backups on both sides of the football to gain valuable experience for nearly three quarters. As was the case against the University of Findlay, all players who traveled to Tiffin appeared in the game. Even with the reserves playing, the Lakers had no trouble manhandling the hapless Dragons.

“We may have us an injury and one of those guys might have to step up and play,” Mitchell said. “My

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Dragon slayer: Senior Kyle McMahon warms up before Saturday’s game against Tiffin University. The Lakers destroyed the Dragons 71-10.

expectation levels for all our kids are the same, whether the score is 55-10 or whatever it is, we’re going to coach them hard.”

Redshirt freshman quarterback Heath Parling saw his first action of his collegiate career in relief of starter Kyle McMahon and looked impressive against the Tiffin defense. Parling, who sits third on the Lakers depth chart behind seniors McMahon and senior Marquel Neasman, first entered the game late in the first quarter and scored on a three-yard run in the second quarter.

He completed 7-of-9 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns.

“It was real exciting,” he said.

“To be honest, I wasn’t that nervous.

That’s not the best team we’re ever going to play. But, I was confident in myself, really, and my teammates. It was pretty fun, but it was just like practice really.”

Other GVSU offensive reserves also contributed positively. Redshirt freshmen running backs Billy Seiler and Michael Ratay combined for 190 yards rushing on just 10 carries, helping the Lakers to a 12.4 yards per carry average, which is the highest single-game average in school history.

Tiffin’s offense managed only a field goal with the GVSU starters in the game. Against the Lakers’ second and third-string reserves, units made up mostly of freshman, the Dragons could only muster one more score, a 21-yard pass from Nate Scully to David Singleton in the third quarter.

Reserve defensive lineman Hunter Charneski, a redshirt freshman transfer from St. Cloud State University, returned a Tiffin fumble for a 29-yard score early in the third quarter. Redshirt freshman linebacker Jordan Kaufman contributed on special teams with a 68-yard kickoff return to Tiffin’s one-yard line. Redshirt freshman defensive back Charles Hill led the Lakers with 8 total tackles.

“That’s a credit to coach Mitch,” Charneski said. “He coaches it up hard. We get reps during practice, and he’s going to come down on us when we mess up. So it’s important that when we do go out there, when we do get chances, we have to execute all of the time.”

After winning the first three games of the season by a combined 13 points, the Lakers outscored Findlay and Tiffin on the road trip by a total of 89 points. sports@lanthorn.com

KEY PERFORMERS Heath Parling, Quarterback Parling, a redshirt freshman, completed 7-of-9 passes for 134 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score in his first action as a Laker.

Billy Seiler, Running back The redshirt freshman racked up 110 yards rushing and a touchdown on only four carries.

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I don’t think you’re going to play a completely perfect game – there are always things to work on. But, I’m pretty proud of our football team ... getting things to the point where we got to get some other guys into the game.

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More than just a game

Club athletes pay to play the sports they love

By Derek Wolff GVL Staff Writer

Grand Valley State University has between 1,300-1,400 club sport athletes who do not get the privileges of scholarships or priority scheduling given to their varsity counterparts.

Instead, these men and women pay to play the sports they love.

There are more than 60 total organizations operating through the GVSU Student Life Sports program on a two-tier system with athletes participating at either the competitive or recreational sports level. The competitive teams travel much like the varsity squads, while the recreational teams play more for the love of the game.

For club athletes however, playing the sports they loved since they were little is becoming pretty costly, in more than one way, particularly in the competitive-sports tier. All student athletes are required to pay athletic dues before the start of competition, which go toward paying for uniforms, equipment and travel expenses.

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Let me go!: Rugby is a competitive club sport at GVSU.

While Student Life Sports works with all of the club sport coaches to set up a predetermined schedule, freshmen and newcomers still have to adapt and work around their classes. Most club sports teams operate with the same intensity of their varsity counterparts, practicing three or four times a week and playing on weekends.

Despite not having priority scheduling or receiving any money to play their sports, athletes and coaches alike have made the best of the situation. Sophomore women’s softball player Kendall Weber said she has been fortunate with her schedule and that her coach mandates a class-first, athletics-second policy.

“I haven’t found softball to interfere with my studies at all yet,” Weber said. “If anything it keeps me on track by forcing me to manage my time better.”

Women’s rugby coach Bob Richthammer, whose club team is ranked No. 9 in the nation, said that he also believed in an education first policy.

“I certainly want our team to win, but everyone on our team knows that getting it done in the classroom is more important,” he said. “The teachers have been pretty accommodating with our schedule as well.”

Sophomore men’s soccer player Bobby Nichols said not having priority scheduling has helped his time management skills but admitted he would not mind the extra privilege.

“I have found it pretty difficult to keep up with schoolwork,” Nichols said. “It’s all about time management, something I’m learning pretty quick. Priority scheduling would be a huge help though.”

Despite not having priority scheduling, GVSU club athletics has largely enjoyed the same success as the varsity teams. GVSU Student Life Sports Graduate Assistant Eric Garvelink said he believes the success of the teams is large a credit to the quality and commitment of the athletes.

“The amount of students we have to draw from and their commitment to taking it seriously has helped us excel,” he said. “What makes it even more admirable is that they pay

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Pay to play: A club rugby player pushes past defenders. Club sport athletes do not receive scholarships and must pay athletic dues in order to participate in sports, yet GVSU still boasts more than 1,300 club sport athletes.

to play because they love it. The unparalleled passion and drive they have for the game has made them successful at both the local and national levels.”

That passion is clearly embodied in the hard working athletes like Nichols and Weber.

“I love playing soccer,” Nichols said.

“Being able to compete at the highest level possible just makes the experience that much better.”

Weber said playing a college sport was a privilege that helped her put things into

perspective.

“Being a college athlete gives me a sense of pride by making me feel like I have a bigger role at Grand Valley than just being a student,” she said. “I have a responsibility to my teammates, coaches and myself. I am so thankful for the opportunity to play college softball.”

For more information on joining a club sport or going to any of the many games this year, visit the club sports website at www. gvsustudentlifesports.com/. dwolff@lanthorn.com

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Haley Otman, Laker Life Editor lakerlife@lanthorn.com

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Order in the court: The renaissance court stands in front of the Cook Carillon Clock Tower overlooking the Cook-DeWitt Plaza during a past Renaissance Fair. More than 2,000 people attended last year. This year’s fair will begin on Saturday.

Annual Renaissance Festival to ‘transform’ Cook-DeWitt Plaza Merchandise, period garb, entertainment to appear in 15th annual event this weekend throughout Michigan recruiting new and previous vendors and performers for GVSU’s fair, Sosnowski said.

This year the festival will reintroduce the Kids’ Korner as many festivals get the reputation for not being family-friendly, said Jacquelyn Laba, the entertainment director.

GVRen members and independent performers assume personas and costumes of the period. They may be nobles, pirates, merchants, peasants or members of the Cross and Crown. Their costumes reflect their status.

Members of the Cross and Crown are the festival police. They run the jail and fight with pirates. Attendees can pay to have their friends put in jail, and they will have to do something humorous to get out.

“It is public humiliation in a fun way,” said Tyler Wiedmeyer, a Cross and Crown member.

Pirates are the loudest group, Sosnowski said. They wander among the patrons and cause as much trouble as people allow.

He said the nobility looks down on everyone

By Brittney Mestdagh GVL Staff Writer

Court jesters, mercenaries, trolls, pirates, royals, peasants and wenches will all inhabit the Cook Carillon Clock Tower plaza for the 15th annual Renaissance Festival Saturday.

The student-run free Renaissance festival in the country will feature period garb, merchandise and entertainment on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to dusk outside of the Cook-DeWitt Center on Grand Valley State University’s Allendale Campus.

More than 2,000 people attended last year, a number the Grand Valley Renaissance Club hopes to top this weekend.

“The whole place transforms overnight,” said Neal Sosnowski, president of GVRen. “You will not even recognize you are walking through the clock tower plaza.”

Vendors will sell costumes, jewelry, trinkets, incense and artwork under endless rows of white tents. The merchant and entertainment directors will go to other Renaissance festivals

else. Peasants interact with patrons and run the tavern.

Some members are assigned to “wench walks” where the woman picks on single men.

The wench will apply lipstick and kiss the man on the cheek.

Many members of the GVRen club agree their favorite part of the festival is dressing up. Sosnowski said people not wearing period garb are termed “naked.” Members make, purchase or borrow costumes. Women wear corsets, but Laba explained they are not too painful to wear.

“It helps improve my posture,” she said. “It is also good to wear when eating because you don’t eat as much.”

Laba, who helps make costumes, said she finds patterns and fabric at craft and fabric stores and uses a sewing machine to assemble the costumes, but some members hand stitch more elaborate designs.

There is a wide range of acceptable clothing, said Peasant’s Guild head Heather Wade. Many pieces can bridge different characters.

The clothing for nobles is more elaborate,

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but as the social classes descend, the clothing gets less decorative.

A member can play a peasant one year wearing a grubby tunic and pants, and the next year, add a vest to become a merchant, Wade said.

“It is like going backwards in time, but you can apply it to also go forward,” Wade said. bmestdagh@lanthorn.com

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International compassion: LiNK is dedicated to bringing awareness to the oppression of North Koreans.

Students begin fight for liberty in North Korea Mi-Su, a 23-year-old refugee, escaped North GVL Staff Writer Korea by making it to Imagine a world without food, cell phones a LiNK shelter. She or freedom to live where you choose. In dropped out of middle this world, there are no neighborhoods with school to earn money for perfectly mowed lawns, but thousands of her family.

“In North Korea there inhumane concentration camps. There is is no trace of hope,” no Papa John’s Pizza readily available, and she said on the LiNK millions starve. website.

“You have to HOLLANDSWORTH This world is called North Korea.

Liberty in North Korea, Grand Valley State throw away the small University’s newest student organization, amount of dignity left in has formed to bring awareness to the North order to survive, but I want to break out of poverty. I want to finish my studies and be my Korean plight.

Hannah Hollandsworth, LiNK’s president, parent’s hands and feet.”

The LiNK organization was formed on a became enlightened and college campus in 2004. It passionate about North has since then grown to 185 Korea after viewing the chapters worldwide, from orth Korea) is our National Geographic Tokyo to England. This year documentary “Inside North modern-day Holocaust.

It’ s their efforts have rescued 20 Korea,” which showed how through a combination of a situation that not many refugees.

GVSU’s chapter has 11 legitimization, brainwashing students and is currently people know about, but and force, dictator Kim Jong seeking an adviser.

Il reigns as a god king. when I heard the stories, I “The people who run away Working with National deserve a taste freedom. I felt a personal belonging think we shouldofhelp Geographic, a team of doctors them in performed cataract surgeries to the issues. any way we can,” said Tedi pro bono, documented their Fatchikova, LiNK’s vice -Hannah Hollandsworth procedures and were also president. able to show the world what GVSU student “Our goal this year is to they perceived as the true recruit more people and raise North Korea. $2,500, which will save two The doctors said the people are so refugees.” programmed that they failed to realize who The chapter is awaiting approval to was fixing their cataracts. In fact, every one of offi cially become a student group, but it has the more than 1,000 patients who had cataract already begun meeting and trying to fulfill surgery lifted both hands and gave shouting the LiNK mission. The group meets every thanks and praise to a large wall print of Kim Thursday at 9 p.m. in the Kirkhof Center.

Jong Il after the operation.

GVSU’s LINK chapter will showcase a “This is our modern-day Holocaust,” fi lm called “Hiding” on Nov. 2. It has LINK’s Hollandsworth said. “It’s a situation that not own footage of the inhumanities of the North many people know about, but when I heard Korean government.

The fi lm viewing is free the stories, I felt a personal belonging to the and will be located in Loutit Lecture Hall 101 issues.” at 9 p.m.

She said 80 percent of North Korean “Making people aware is just the first step,” women fall prey to sex trafficking, children Fatchikova said. “Just because we’re an ocean suffer from malnutrition and everyone is told apart doesn’t mean we’re not responsible.” where to live based on class. mreynolds@lanthorn.com

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Padnos offers information about using financial aid to fund study abroad options

By Haley Otman GVL Laker Life Editor

Almost 30 students hoping to study in Paris, Australia, Ghana, Brussels or Spain, among other countries, recently filled a room in the Padnos International Center at Grand Valley State University for information about how to get there.

“All degree-taking students are eligible for financial aid,” said Rebecca Hambleton, Padnos director of study abroad and international partnerships.

Although some students do not get or use financial aid, every single student qualifies.

Financial aid disbursed at GVSU can be used for studying abroad, even though the student may be across the world and not taking GVSU courses.

“Most of our study-abroad students access financial aid, so it is important that we get information out to students so they know what to expect,” Hambleton said.

Beginning the process Students must first become familiar with OASIS, the online program for GVSU students studying abroad, no matter the company. It can be found on the GVSU Study Abroad website, www.gvsu.edu/studyabroad, and is how students first apply to study abroad, and later download all necessary forms.

Students must be accepted to study abroad through OASIS whether they go through a GVSU partner program or a separate company.

Learning the options Most students will qualify for loans, Hambleton said, which can be federal loans in the student’s name or a parent loan. Some also get scholarships or grants to use toward school fees.

However, most students cannot expect to receive more money in school scholarships or loan availability just because of study abroad.

“What you get at GVSU is what you can expect,” Hambleton said.

The Padnos International Center automatically gives study abroad grants to some students who meet their GPA, financial need and application deadline criteria.

If the combination of loans, scholarships and grants does not add up to a student’s program fee, alternative loans can be taken out.

Alternative loans are through companies who will give money to the student if he or she meets credit worthiness requirements, or a cosigner may be needed if not. The negative part of an alternative loan, Hambleton said, is that it is not guaranteed by the federal government.

Using the awarded aid After the student has determined how to finance the travel, he or she must keep in contact

with the PIC and his study abroad provider to make sure all deadlines are met and forms filled out.

For those studying with a non-GVSU program, they are responsible for paying all fees directly to their chosen company.

“We are not involved in third-party billing,” Hambleton said.

However, since the company a student chooses to use for study abroad will normally have an early payment deadline, Hambleton said the student can submit a program fee deferment request through OASIS, and then she will write a letter to assure the company the aid will arrive.

Post-arrival Hambleton said one thing students need to remember is to continue filling out necessary paperwork upon arrival in Europe, Asia or their other chosen destination.

For example, students planning to study abroad during a winter semester must still fill out the FAFSA, tax forms and fall registration so they can continue attending GVSU upon their return.

Hambleton suggests filing a power of attorney form so the designated person can receive information from GVSU about the student, if necessary.

“Make sure that you’ve got someone to help you (while abroad),” she said.

Students Lauren Spangler and Kimberly Walker were among the attendees of the program.

“Most of this, I already knew,” said Walker, who will study in France winter semester. She said she had already gathered the information pertinent to her program from reading the PIC’s website.

Spangler, who plans to study in Spain, said she thought Hambleton’s presentation was very helpful.

“It clarifies the timeline of when everything needs to get done,” she said, and made her realize she must compare the costs of studying at GVSU with studying in Granada, Spain to begin figuring out how to finance the additional cost. lakerlife@lanthorn.com

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Power in the brush: A dementia patient uses art to help cope with her condition. Art therapy allows for non-verbal expression of emotions.

Soothing sculptures

Art Therapy group to help reduce stress levels through painting, sculptures, others

By Susie Skowronek GVL Staff Writer

Art therapist Hain Crown said she paints with music because she finds it soothing.

As she works silently on a piece of art, she becomes so involved that the worry and stress of life’s issues fades.

Art therapy uses various media such as sculpture, painting, drawing, role-playing, music, writing and acting as expressions of self. Art therapy can be found almost anywhere – hospitals, mental health centers, nursing homes, homeless shelters and Grand Valley State University.

The Counseling Center offers an Art Therapy Group from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesdays.

Students are asked to commit to a minimum of five sessions.

Entry into the Art Therapy Group requires referral from a counselor.

“Art therapy is a mental health profession that uses the creative process of art making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages,” according to the American Art Therapy Association’s website.

Although useful for anyone, art therapy can especially help those with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, substance abuse and other psychological obstacles.

Kate Hinkle, counselor and coordinator of the Art Therapy Group, said people undergo art therapy for the same reasons they try talk therapy.

“They can express themselves in a way that is not verbal,” Hinkle said. “It is a different way of processing things – visually and physically expressing emotions.”

Through a completed piece of art or through an artistic performance, Hinkle said those in art therapy feel a shared experience. They can connect with

other members of the group.

“It’s a way to think about things, but a way to do it in a fun, light-hearted way,” she said.

Crown said some people find it more relaxing to put things that bring about stress onto paper.

“Some people like to work from colors that are relaxing to them,” she added.

The British Association of Art Therapists posted client comments in agreement with Hinkle and Crown.

“I learnt to face my feelings and my thoughts on paper in disarray just like my mind,” said one client. “I also found that it became a mirror image of my feelings. It has helped me face reality.”

GVSU students have had similar experiences in the campus Art Therapy Group.

Since the Counseling Center began offering the Art Therapy Group, six to eight students have participated each week.

Each art therapy session runs about 90 minutes with the period broken into several segments.

After students check in and chat for a few minutes, a moderator from the Counseling Center opens a warm-up activity. These exercises include drawing with the nondominant hand, drawing with the eyes closed and sketching to different kinds of music.

A short reflection follows the activity.

For main activities in the past, students have made masks, created group murals, formed collages and molded sculptures.

The 1.5-hour session concludes with a time to process the main activity. Group members comment on the art pieces, discovering trends and discussing how certain colors and shapes can represent different emotions. sskowronek@lanthorn.com

When the topic of domestic violence is discussed, the focus is often on heterosexual relationships, but the violence in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is discussed as frequently.

The Grand Valley State University Women’s Center, along with the LGBT Resource Center and the Counseling & Career Development Center, held a program called “Behind Closed Doors: Domestic/ Dating Violence in LGBT Relationships” Wednesday that discussed healthy relationships and domestic violence in both heterosexual and LGBT communities.

Rachel DeWitt, a GVSU graduate assistant in the Women’s Center, said the program is centered on raising awareness.

“We want to start a dialogue on campus about these issues,” she said. “It seems to be an area where there’s not been a lot of discussion, not a lot of research and we want to start that conversation here at Grand Valley.”

DeWitt said she hopes students can take what they learn and use it to help.

“Even if it doesn’t seem relevant to their own situation, it’s really important to know how to help friends in this situation and to raise their awareness and show their support of people in abusive LGBT relationships,” she said.

“Behind Closed Doors” featured four speakers, which included Pam Miller from the Counseling & Career Development Center, Vicki Makley from the Women’s Center and Counseling Center, Tim Heacock from the LGBT Resource Center and DeWitt.

Miller and Makley discussed the characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships with attendees.

Students said some things in a healthy relationship include respect, honesty, trust and understanding and in unhealthy relationships there is selfishness, manipulation, anger and jealousy.

Miller said that many people find it difficult to be completely honest for fear of hurting their partner.

Makley talked about “fair fighting” and said it should be respectful, focused on the current issue and balanced in order to bring

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Listen: Students listen as Vicki Makley discusses LGBT violence during “Behind Closed Doors.”

compromise. Sometimes this may involve taking time to cool off, she said.

“It’s ok to take a time out and say ‘Let’s just agree to disagree’ and go to bed,” she said.

DeWitt covered the cycle of domestic violence in relationships and how it occurs in both heterosexual and LGBT relationships.

“It is definitely an epidemic,” she said.

“If there’s emotional abuse and verbal abuse it can result in physical abuse.”

Heacock discussed how getting help for LGBT abuse victims can be more problematic because of certain myths. A few myths are that abuse is mutual in same-

sex relationships or that the abuser is always bigger or ‘more butch’ than the victim. “(Heterosexual and LGBT) relationships are very much the same,” Heacock said.

“They both have that power dynamic … and are often cyclical.”

There are also legal problems in LGBT relationships, Heacock said. Since samesex relationships are not legally recognized in most of the U.S., topics of adoption and property become confused.

“Behind Closed Doors” was the first of a series of events for “Relationship Awareness Month.” lakerlife@lanthorn.com

U.S. films convolute Mexican national heroes Stephany Slaughter discusses stereotypical nature of Mexicans in U.S. films

By Susie Skowronek GVL Staff Writer

U.S. stereotypes of Mexican culture was the primary topic of discussion for guest lecturer Dr. Stephany Slaughter’s “Hollywood and the Mexican Revolution,” a lecture she presented in the Office of Multicultural Affairs on Tuesday, which marked the second day in a week revisiting the Mexican Revolution.

She said many negative U.S. stereotypes about Mexicans come from ill portrayal by the media.

“What if we take a country’s national heroes and interpret them though a Hollywood lens?” she asked.

Slaughter, who serves as an assistant professor of modern language at Alma College, asked the students and faculty gathered to examine movies about Mexican heroes produced in the United States. She said to

pay particular attention to gender, ethnicity and nationality.

Slaughter showed a clip from “Viva Villa” (1934) in which Pancho Villa (Wallace Beery) demands sexual favors from a woman, Rosita, who lurks in the shadows of a bar.

When Rosita says she will not favor him unless he marries her, Villa orders his men to take her away.

“What are the messages about what it is like to be masculine or feminine according to this film?” Slaughter asked. “If this was your national hero, how might you feel about seeing him represented this way?”

Later in the same film as Villa lay dying in front of a butcher shop, he asks an American reporter standing over his collapsed body to glamorize the death scene for the newspapers and to provide eloquent final words.

“The U.S. reporter was higher than Pancho Villa, and that

suggests a kind of power relationship,” Slaughter said. “ Vi v a Villa” was not wellreceived by M e x i c a n SLAUGHTER audiences, and the film was soon banned in Mexico.

As for nationality, many of the actors cast in Hollywood’s Mexican hero films do not speak Spanish. The ones who do often speak different dialects – accents from Spain, from Argentina, but rarely from Mexico.

The nationality issue also arises in “Viva Zapata” (1952) starring Marlon Brando as Emiliano Zapata. Brando took this role soon after his success in “A Streetcar Named Desire” (1951).

The film includes a scene with Zapata and his wife on

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Broken image: “Zapata: Amor an Rebeldia” was one of the movies that Slaughter discussed.

their wedding night. Zapata’s wife questions his unhappiness, and he clenches his fists.

“I can’t read!” Zapata says, his red face showing through the black-and-white film.

Zapata’s wife teaches him to read beginning with the first line of the Bible on the night of their wedding.

Audience members said Zapata and his wife’s reactions to his illiteracy are a bit overdramatic.

“They are very cartoony,” said senior Holly Kaupa, a member of the audience. “This man has just gotten married, and he is derailed by the fact that he can’t read.”

Slaughter added historians have said Zapata could read and write, so the filmmakers chose specifically to make their version of the national hero illiterate.

“This is a leader of the people from the people,” she said.

“One way to do that is to put him on a level playing field.”

The lecture was part of the Diversity Brown Bag Series and part of Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from Sept.

15 to Oct. 15. sskowronek@lanthorn.com